The design produced by Siegfried and Walter Gunter was purportedly developed as a civil passenger airliner but was very probably used as a way to develop its war effort in secrecy and would be the basis on which future HE11 systems would be based throughout the war.

It was a low monoplane twin engined aircraft with a medium bomber type designation. The principle identifying feature of the aircraft was its greenhouse type nose assembly and low mounted engines. Arguably the most important bomber of the Reich coming into service using 88bhp Daimler-Benz DB 600C engines and met with considerable success being faster than the fighter planes of the same era. By WWII they had been replaced with 1000hp Jumo 211A engines, but by the Battle of Britain they were literally hacked down by the fighters of the time, its only defense being able to return to base after being shot to pieces.

While more defensive armament was added to cope, it slowed the plane`s performance considerably becoming in effect a lame duck. It was built in ever increasing numbers however and in numerous variants to serve all roles including torpedo carriers, V1 launch platforms (after the destruction of the land based launch sites), VIP transports etc., including a glider tower consisting of two joined together and a fifth engine installed designated the HE 111z "Zwilling".

Although outclassed by other aircraft of the time such as the Junkers JU88 and Do17, the Heinkel 111 remains the most potent symbol of the Axis bomber fleet.

.: Model Features :.

All features are accessed via the `BODY` tab. The model will load with this selected. All dials are grouped according to function.

Moving Parts:

Ailerons, Elevators, Flaps and Rudder movement.

Ailerons and Elevators also move the Yoke and wheel.

Roll controls the Ailerons.

Pitch controls the Elevators.

Yaw controls the rudder.

Open/Close the Bomb Bay.

Open/Close the Top Canopy

Open/Close the Pilot Canopy.

Propellers:-Spin each propeller individually or together for simulated engine starts or more realistic motion.-Blur each propeller individually or together for simulated engine starts.

Poses:One position pose for Bombadier and Pilot. These should work with most Poser figures with a little adjustment.

Textures:

One set of detailed textures for the aircraft

Texture and transparency maps for the propellers

Texture template (bmp format)

Also includes a 32M Photoshop template file, with separate layers for "weathering", "rivets", "panel lines", "insignia", and more.Use this file to quickly create your own designs by adding your own unit markings and insignia.

Touchwood’s He l11 H2 is one nice little model. I am totally pleased, and impressed with the level of accuracy, detail, and the articulation he has given to one of the Luftwaffe’s best known medium bombers. I have stepped on board, and I am sure we will see great new projects in the future at a decent price.

This is an outstanding model. Detail is superb. The modeling and textures are some of the best if not the best I have seen on a Poser aircraft. It loads quickly and renders well. I tried the HE 111 in Poser 6, DAZ Studio, Bryce 6 and Vue 7. Very nice results in all tests. Lots of posing options are available. Includes a fair amount of detail in the cabin areas. As a bonus the developer has included a psd file with several layers that will make creating other colour schemes and markings a snap. A texture template is also supplied. To top things of two pose settings for the pilot and bombardier. This package will provide many hours pleasure for the 3D artist. If you a first class aircraft to pose you can not go wrong with the HE-111 from Touchwood. A truly fine model of a very important aircraft. 10 stars +++.